Red Rockers

New wave - power pop band from New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Active between 1979 - 1985, they released three albums. They started in 1979 with the short lived names Stunn, James Jett, Derwood, Drummur and The Rat Finks, influenced by [a=The Dils] and [a=The Clash]. They took their final name by a 1980-released, same-titled song by [a=The Dils]. Their cover of [a=Johnny Cash]'s "Folsom Prison Blues" from their debut album, features [a=Jello Biafra] as guest vocalist. In 1983, their original drummer [a=Patrick Butler Jones] was replaced by the ex-[a=Stiff Little Fingers] drummer [a=Jim Reilly] and in 1984 their original guitarist [a=James Singletary] was replaced by [a=Shawn Paddock]. Their biggest hits are [url=http://www.discogs.com/Red-Rockers-China/release/1939051]"China"[/url] No.53 in U.S. pop charts in 1983, [url=http://www.discogs.com/Red-Rockers-Till-It-All-Falls-Down/release/1329527]"'Till It All Falls Down"[/url], No.45 in U.S. dance charts, remixed by [a=Ivan Ivan] in 1983, both produced by [a=David Kahne]. Their rendition of [a=P.F. Sloan]'s classic, originally a hit for [a=Barry McGuire] in 1965, [url=http://www.discogs.com/Red-Rockers-Eve-Of-Destruction/release/5112224]"Eve Of Destruction"[/url], reached No.54 in U.S. rock tracks chart in 1984 produced by [a=Rick Chertoff] and [a=William Wittman]. After their break-up in 1985, guitarist - singer [a=John Thomas Griffith] formed [a=Cowboy Mouth] in 1990, guitarist [a=James Singletary] joined the New Orleans-based band Alexander Fly, drummer [a=Jim Reilly] and bassist [a=Darren Hill (3)] joined [a=Raindogs (2)] in 1985. [a=Darren Hill (3)] went on to join [a=Klover] in the mid-'90s and then he formed the management company [a=Ten Pin Management].